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Update 1: as @shuether notes: if you haven't gotten the msg, texting YES to 471-5 will get you the confirmation msg too. The confirmation message received notes device reservations require a $40 refundable deposit, and the Rogers Reservations System will have to be accessed through your My Rogers Account. The following image is from my...

Update 1: EA has posted this download is free for this weekend only, not just today. If you're a golf nut, you'll want today's free app of the day. It's Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12, the premier golf simulator made by EA. This app have previously been on sale for 99 cents but for free...

It appears creative entrepreneurs have attempted to profit off the upcoming 'iPhone 5' by posting unofficial pre-orders up for sale on eBay. There has been no indication of an 'iPhone 5' although numerous case leaks have us believing otherwise. One description states a 32GB iPhone 5 will be provided to the auction winner based on...

The CRTC has set out some new rules for broadcasters that own both programming and distribution, also known as vertical integration. The new rules were established to prevent anticompetitive behaviour. Such examples include companies refusing to sell mobile rights to a TV show to other companies at fair rates. Such vertically integrated broadcasters include: Shaw...

Earlier today another case was apparently leaked, this time from OtterBox clearly labeled with iPhone '4S' on the packaging. As for the iPhone 5 itself, there has been no concrete evidence it even exists, aside from an apparent product page leak by Case-Mate, and a plethora of silicone cases made for sale (even some on...

This isn't really surprising, but according to UBS Investment Research, the iPhone has a 89% retention rate, with HTC at 39% as the closest competitor. This was based on a U.S. survey asking customers which handset maker they would remain with for their next purchase. Third place was Waterloo-based RIM, at 33%. Their retention rate...

Stop motion is one of my favourites types of animation. It allows the animator to bring life to objects that otherwise would have none. Let a toy car drive a track, or a LEGO minifig walk around. Doing this is possible by taking a photo of each frame, then importing them onto a program on...

Looks like more leaked cases have started to appear. First, we saw Case-Mate post then remove apparent iPhone 5 cases, and now it seems an OtterBox package has surfaced with 'iPhone 4S' clearly labeled on the front and showing new volume buttons--on the right side. According to tweets posted by @chronicwire: New soft-looking volume buttons being...

Just a couple of days back, Apple's stock (AAPL) reached its all-time high when it was trading at $422 per share. But looking at the latest reports suggesting Apple's upcoming products such as the next generation iPhone handset, a Retina display iPad 3 and an LTE iPhone in 2012, it shouldn't be long before the stock price hits $450 mark....

A new study from the Convergence Consulting Group reports 2 million Canadians will have only cellphones at home, ditching landline services by the end of 2011. Why is this happening? It is the result of 'lower' wireless prices from the 'Big 3' wireless companies (Rogers, Telus, Bell). It is predicted 1 in 7 Canadians will...

A new post by 9to5Mac (via Barrons) highlights Scott Sutherland's projections for Apple in the last quarter of 2011 and beyond. Scott is an analyst and managing director of Wedbush Securities Inc. Research Division. He claims that the next-gen iPhone (most likely the iPhone 4S) will be announced in October alongside an iPhone targeting emerging markets (possibly the iPhone 5)...

Majority of rumors until now have hinted at two new devices that will be announced  at Apple Medial Event which is expected to be held on October 4th i.e an upgraded iPhone 4S and a completely re-designed iPhone 5. However, according to a recent report by BGR, a new research note from analyst Brian Blair claims that Apple will be introducing...